The Asian Cup will kick off on May 12 (Korea Standard Time). The Korean national soccer team, led by Jurgen Klinsmann, will play its first group match against Bahrain on May 15. European players including captain Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur), Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) and Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) are considered to be the best performers. The Korean national team is aiming for its first championship in 64 years. 온라인경마
Japan is also one of the most elite line-ups in the world, including Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), Takemiro Tomiyasu (Arnall), Wataru Endo (Liverpool) and Takumi Minamino (AS Monaco). Notably, Japan is strong enough to have won nine straight A matches.
Opta predicted Sunday that Japan would win the Asian Cup and pass the group stage. According to Opta, Japan had the highest chance of winning the Asian Cup with 24.6 percent. The Klinsmann team followed with 14.3 percent. Iran ranked third with 11.2 percent, followed by Australia with 10.7 percent. Saudi Arabia followed with 10.6 percent, followed by Qatar with 9.8 percent.
“Opta” also predicted a chance to pass the group qualifying round. Korea’s probability of winning the first place was the highest in Group E with 67.3 percent. Jordan and Bahrain followed. Korea’s probability of advancing to the round of 16 best teams was 95.1 percent. Korea’s probability of reaching the final was also 24.9 percent.
“Opta” introduced the national team and said, “Korea boasts a talented squad with Munich defender Kim Min-jae, Paris Saint-Germain’s Lee Kang-in and two top English Premier League strikers. It is an impressive lineup and I can feel that their times are now.”